As our Pilgrims from the Dublin Diocese settle into their first day in Rio, at home, we are in our final preparations for this weekend's Rio in Dublin Event. Organised by the Office of Evangelisation of the Archdiocese, this event will recreate the atmosphere of the WYD Vigil with music, catechesis, workshops, reconciliation, seminars, Eucharistic Adoration and much more. Over 500 young people are expected at the event which is being hosted by the Capuchin Franciscan Community in Church St, Dublin. We have partnered with Salt & Light Media to provide live Video links to some of the events in Rio including the Pope's homily on Sunday. The Brazilian Catholic community will lead prayer and provide music to make it a truly authentic experience. We will also be joined by Teen Spirit, The Dublin Gospel Choir, Combined WYD Choirs and Elation Ministries. We are also, in conjunction with Magis Ireland (Jesuit Young Adult Ministries) running anumber of emmersion programme on Friday including Homelessness, Refugees, Paryer, and Mission streams. More information can be found on www.evangelisation.ie

How about all those young Catholics who have not been able to make it to Rio? I will be joining hundreds of others at Aylesford Priory, Kent to celebrate in World Youth Day at the WYD@Home festival. It will be a fantastic weekend where we will hear from Pope Francis via a big screen link-up to Rio. There will also be loads of speakers and bands. http://brightlights.org.uk

A Preschool Teacher aged 23 years was freed by Mexican authorities, on Wednesday, after having spent four days in prison, for drug trafficking offences.

Angel de Maria Soto Navarte, from Xalapa, Mexico, was apprehended at Mexico's International Airport on a return flight from Peru on Saturday 13th of July. She had intended to travel to Brazil to see Pope Francis at the World Youth Day 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, but could not continue her journey, as she lost her passport whilst waiting for a connecting flight in Peru, choosing to return home, instead of continuing her journey.

However, upon her arrival at the airport, her luggage was missing and when she reported it to airline personnel, an item of luggage with her name tag on it, was located, which contained 10 kilograms of Cocaine.

Angel de Maria vehemently denied the luggage was hers, stating that the serial number on the luggage was different to that associated with her own , which was never found.

She was then arrested and charged, and transported to a maximum security jail in Nayarit, Mexico, that same day.

After hearing about her arrest and incarceration, family and fellow members of her religious community known as 'Comunidad Incienso de Dios' and another organisation called the 'Centro Integral para el Desarrollo de la Familia AC', took to the internet and launched an internet social media campaign to highlight her situation, which went viral; twitter; #liberÁDMe and also Youtube; http://youtube.com/watch?v=zdletUxn3A8

The National Commision for Human Rights (CNDH) also became involved, stating that there were possible human rights violations of human rights in Angel de Maria's case, which also gained national media attention.

Jesús Murillo Karam, Attorney General of the Mexican Republic (PGR), decided to review the facts and found that photographic evidence sufficiently proved her innocence. She was finally set free on the 17th of July, 2013 and is now at back home